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Grolier Club
A landmark New York society devoted to books, prints, and the graphic arts, it has spent well over a century treating the book itself as an object of beauty, history, and craft. Its exhibitions and library have made it a longtime gathering place for collectors, scholars, and curious readers alike.
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Founded in New York in January 1884, the Grolier Club is widely recognized as the oldest existing bibliophilic club in North America. It was created by a small group of collectors and book lovers who wanted a place dedicated to the art, history, and making of books.
Named for the Renaissance collector Jean Grolier, the Club has long focused on the study, collecting, and appreciation of books, works on paper, and related arts. Over the years, it became known not just as a private society, but also as a public-facing center for exhibitions that present books and prints with the same seriousness usually reserved for painting and sculpture.
Today, the Grolier Club is also known for its research library and for exhibitions drawn from its own holdings, members' collections, and institutional lenders. Its work connects bibliography, printing, illustration, collecting, and book history in a way that makes the world of rare books feel lively and accessible.